All season the Nets were inconsistent/pretenders and despite that, I still thought they'd beat the Bulls, especially when short-handed. Either team would be dismantled by the Heat, but really you've gotta think the Nets blew this bad.

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All season the Nets were inconsistent/pretenders and despite that, I still thought they'd beat the Bulls, especially when short-handed. Either team would be dismantled by the Heat, but really you've gotta think the Nets blew this bad.

Blame it on the coaching. I would have loved to see the team with a legitimate coach for the full season.

I am a bulls fan and am extremely proud of how his team played with the deck stacked against them all season. That said we are going to get destroyed by the heat (which pains me to say). Thibs really maxed out with his talent though.

However I would hate to be a nets fan right now. This team couldn't get by a journeyman squad. They have a bunch of terrible contracts and are likely going to get a new coach as well. They took the wrong route after whiffing in 2010 by giving a lot of undeserving guys too much money (a la Joe Dumars)

I am a bulls fan and am extremely proud of how his team played with the deck stacked against them all season. That said we are going to get destroyed by the heat (which pains me to say). Thibs really maxed out with his talent though.

However I would hate to be a nets fan right now. This team couldn't get by a journeyman squad. They have a bunch of terrible contracts and are likely going to get a new coach as well. They took the wrong route after whiffing in 2010 by giving a lot of undeserving guys too much money (a la Joe Dumars)

While that may be true, it should be an interesting series. Not saying it will be close, but clearly Lebron wasn't happy with the Bulls last time they met and I can't imagine the Bulls are going to be back down any this time. If anything they will be more physical, so even though the talent doesn't matchup at all it'll be interesting to see if the Bulls can get in Lebron's head and throw him off a bit

I am a bulls fan and am extremely proud of how his team played with the deck stacked against them all season. That said we are going to get destroyed by the heat (which pains me to say). Thibs really maxed out with his talent though.

However I would hate to be a nets fan right now. This team couldn't get by a journeyman squad. They have a bunch of terrible contracts and are likely going to get a new coach as well. They took the wrong route after whiffing in 2010 by giving a lot of undeserving guys too much money (a la Joe Dumars)

Actually I'm fine right now, Joe just needs to heal and get better, and Deron has been earning his contract in the last two months. The Nets aren't afraid to spend, Mikael doesn't care about money lol. It should not be a journeyman squad, but instead a very deep team. A starting lineup of Boozer, Noah, Robinson, Butler and Bellenelli is still very good.

While that may be true, it should be an interesting series. Not saying it will be close, but clearly Lebron wasn't happy with the Bulls last time they met and I can't imagine the Bulls are going to be back down any this time. If anything they will be more physical, so even though the talent doesn't matchup at all it'll be interesting to see if the Bulls can get in Lebron's head and throw him off a bit

i am not going to concede this series to the heat , thier great, cream of the crop of the nba right now , but this team has proven to me that thier never out of it

Actually I'm fine right now, Joe just needs to heal and get better, and Deron has been earning his contract in the last two months. The Nets aren't afraid to spend, Mikael doesn't care about money lol. It should not be a journeyman squad, but instead a very deep team. A starting lineup of Boozer, Noah, Robinson, Butler and Bellenelli is still very good.

Brooklyn has a lot of nice pieces. Lopez is a stud, no doubt, and they've got some raw athletic guys as well.

Brooklyn has a lot of nice pieces. Lopez is a stud, no doubt, and they've got some raw athletic guys as well.

Do you ever see Brooks turning into a solid player for them?

Marshon is an insane scorer, he just tries to do too much. The reason Bogans/Stackhouse got lots of playing time this year was Marshon can't play defense and he turned it over too much. He just needs to learn, he could definitely become a Jimmy Butler type player if you will.

Actually I'm fine right now, Joe just needs to heal and get better, and Deron has been earning his contract in the last two months. The Nets aren't afraid to spend, Mikael doesn't care about money lol. It should not be a journeyman squad, but instead a very deep team. A starting lineup of Boozer, Noah, Robinson, Butler and Bellenelli is still very good.

The issue isn't how much The owner is willing to pay. His hands are tied. The nets are in one of the worst cap positions of any team in the NBA. Which means they won't be able to accept players via sign and trade or sign FAs in 2014. I like joe Johnson , but not at the money he gets paid. That said, with a real
Coach they could get better.

The issue isn't how much The owner is willing to pay. His hands are tied. The nets are in one of the worst cap positions of any team in the NBA. Which means they won't be able to accept players via sign and trade or sign FAs in 2014. I like joe Johnson , but not at the money he gets paid. That said, with a real
Coach they could get better.

I know what you mean, but I don't think the Nets would be looking to make any big money trades any time soon. Hopefully they can move Humphries's contract, but they have a good team. Just not good enough to beat the Heat. They can contend with any other team in the East.